Honey foundation holder



1943- R. J. BREWER ET AL 2,333,840

HONEY FOUNDAT ION HOLDER Filed June 26, 1942 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Inventors Reun J Brewer JbwW-Cam nz' lz 5 y B7 Wyn/we; Em

Nov. 9, 1943.

R. J. BREWER ET AL ,840

HONEY FOUNDATION HOLDER Filed June 26, 1942 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Q \EI '5 7 ,1

L JP Q .3 L E :E ll l "MI Id 4 14 4 fig I Z t?? ,5 14 .j Inventor: 3 RewZen JBrGWer 2222/ 9 .JZhn W Campbell 7- 4 MW 19 I I3 ld K3 Attorneys Reuben J.

Brewer, St. Paul, and John W. Campbell, New Brighton, Minn..

Application June 26, 1942, Serial No. 448,638

-1 Claim. ('01. 610) The present invention relates to new and use ful improvements in honey foundation holders for beehives, and has foriits primary object to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a device of this character comprising a frame including a pair of complete, complemental separable half sections of a novel construction and arrangement for receiving and firmly clamping therebetween the marginal portions of the wax foundation.

Another very important object of the invention is to provide a foundation holder of the aforementioned character comprising unique means for facilitating the proper positioning or placing of the foundation on one of the frame sections, and then mounting the other section thereon. e

Other objects of the invention are to provide a sectional honey foundation holder of the character described which will be comparatively simple in construction, strong, durable, highly efficient and reliable in use, compact, light in weight and which may be manufactured at low cost.

All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from a study of the following specifica tion, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein like characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a View in side elevation of a holder constructed in accordance with the present in vention, showing a wax foundation therein.

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof.

Figure 3 .is an end elevational View.

Figure 4 is 'a cross-sectional View on an enlarged scale through the upper portion of the device, taken substantially on the line 4-4 of Figure 1. l

Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view through the complete device, taken substantially on the line 55 of Figure 1.

Figure '6 is a detail view in horizontal section,

7 tion 2. over the section 2 andthe foundation}! with the opposed. complemental and 3. v

The section 2 of the frame I comprises a top bar 4,end bars 5 depending from said top bar, and a bottom bar 6 extending between the lower end portions of said end bars. Tongues 1 are provided on the upper portions of the inner faces of the end bars 5 and the top bar 6 of the frame section 2, v

The frame section 3 includes a top bar I2, end bars 13 depending from said top bar, and a bottom bar l4 extending between the lower ends of said end bars. The end bars l3 and the top separable sections 2 bar l2 have grooves or channels 8 therein extending the length thereof. The grooves or channels 8are for the reception of the tongues I.

It will be observed that the top bars 4 and I2 project beyond theendbars 5 and I3 of the sections 2 and 3, respectively, for suspending the frame I in the hive in the .usual manner. A conventional wax foundation between the frame sections 2 and 3 is indicated at 9.

It is thought that the manner in which the device functions will be readily apparentfrom a consideration of the foregoing. Briefly, the section 2 is mounted on a suitable support with the tongues I uppermost, and the. foundation 9 is placed thereon within the confines of said tongues. It will thus be seen that the tongues 1 constitute guides which facilitate the proper positioning of the foundation'on the frame sec- Theframe section 3 is then positioned grooves or channels 8 lowermost. The section 3 is then forced downwardly for causing the tongues 1 to enter the grooves or channels 8. Thus, the foundation 9 is firmly clamped between the frame sections 2 and 3. Suitable nails III are then utilized for securing the frame sections 2 and 3 together. However, the nails l0 are of a size to permit the frame sections 2 and 3 to be readily separated if desired. As best seen in Figures 3 and 5 of the drawings, the opposed lower portions of the frame sections 2 and 3. are cut away or recessed, as at H, to permit "the lower portion of the wax foundation 9 to hang loosely therebetween.

It is believed that the many advantages of a honey foundation holder constructed in accordance with the present invention will be readily understood, and. although a preferred embodiment of the device is as illustrated and described.

rangement of parts may be resorted to which will the other section having grooves therein for the;

reception of the tongues, said tongues being spaced from the inner edge of said one section for accommodating the foundation thereon within the confines of said tongues, and means detachably securing the sections together with the foundation therebetween, the lower, opposed por tions of the sections being-cut away for causing the lower portion of the foundation to hang freelytherebetween. r

, a l 1 REUBE NJ. BREWER.

JOHN W. CAMPBELL. I 

